Nickel Plate Road (NKP) 765 leads the American History Train as sits in the station at Pleasant Lake, Indiana on the Indiana Northeastern Railroad on September 24th, 2022. NKP 765 was pulling the American History Train between Pleasant Lake from Angola, Indiana during the annual American History Days Festival. It took guests back to the 1940s for a living history experience. The passengers then got a 45-minute layover at Pleasant Lake where they visited with WWII reenactors, listened to live music and much more. According to Wikipedia: Nickel Plate Road 765 is a class "S-2" 2-8-4 "Berkshire" type steam locomotive built for the New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad, commonly referred to as the "Nickel Plate Road". No. 765 continues to operate in mainline excursion service and is owned and maintained by the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society and was also added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 12, 1996. Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1250, ISO 110. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #dronephotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography #nkp765 #steamtrain

Nickel Plate Road (NKP) 765 leads the American History Train at Pleasant Lake, IN

Nickel Plate Road (NKP) 765 leads the American History Train as sits in the station at Pleasant Lake, Indiana on the Indiana Northeastern Railroad on September 24th, 2022.

NKP 765 was pulling the American History Train between Pleasant Lake from Angola, Indiana during the annual American History Days Festival. It took guests back to the 1940s for a living history experience. The passengers then got a 45-minute layover at Pleasant Lake where they visited with WWII reenactors, listened to live music and much more.

According to Wikipedia: Nickel Plate Road 765 is a class “S-2” 2-8-4 “Berkshire” type steam locomotive built for the New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad, commonly referred to as the “Nickel Plate Road”.

No. 765 continues to operate in mainline excursion service and is owned and maintained by the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society and was also added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 12, 1996.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1250, ISO 110.

The American History Train, being led by Nickel Plate Road (NKP) steam locomotive 765, passes the old New York Central Depot on September 24th, 2022, at Pleasant Lake, Indiana. NKP 765 was pulling the American History Train between Pleasant Lake from Angola, Indiana during the annual American History Days Festival. It took guests back to the 1940s for a living history experience. The passengers then got a 45-minute layover at Pleasant Lake where they visited with WWII reenactors, listened to live music and much more. According to Wikipedia: Pleasant Lake depot is also known as the New York Central Railroad Depot and is a historic train station located at Pleasant Lake, Steuben Township, Steuben County, Indiana. It was built in 1882 by the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway, and is a one-story, rectangular, Gothic Revival style frame building. It has a gable roof and is clad in board and batten siding. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001 as the Pleasant Lake Depot. Nickel Plate Road 765 is a class "S-2" 2-8-4 "Berkshire" type steam locomotive built for the New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad, commonly referred to as the "Nickel Plate Road". No. 765 continues to operate in mainline excursion service and is owned and maintained by the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society and was also added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 12, 1996. Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/100, ISO 110. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #dronephotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/640, ISO 100.

Digital Photo Art – The American History Train at Pleasant Lake, Indiana

Digital Photo Art – The American History Train, being led by Nickel Plate Road (NKP) steam locomotive 765, passes the old New York Central Depot on September 24th, 2022, at Pleasant Lake, Indiana.

NKP 765 was pulling the American History Train between Pleasant Lake from Angola, Indiana during the annual American History Days Festival. It took guests back to the 1940s for a living history experience. The passengers then got a 45-minute layover at Pleasant Lake where they visited with WWII reenactors, listened to live music and much more.

According to Wikipedia: Pleasant Lake depot is also known as the New York Central Railroad Depot and is a historic train station located at Pleasant Lake, Steuben Township, Steuben County, Indiana. It was built in 1882 by the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway, and is a one-story, rectangular, Gothic Revival style frame building. It has a gable roof and is clad in board and batten siding.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001 as the Pleasant Lake Depot.

Nickel Plate Road 765 is a class “S-2” 2-8-4 “Berkshire” type steam locomotive built for the New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad, commonly referred to as the “Nickel Plate Road”.

No. 765 continues to operate in mainline excursion service and is owned and maintained by the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society and was also added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 12, 1996.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/100, ISO 110.

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Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/640, ISO 100.

CSX M513 passes the Sullivan Grain Company and its Shuttlewagon Rail Car Mover, as it makes its way south on the CSX CE&D Subdivision at Sullivan, Indiana on September 22nd, 2022. According to their website: Shuttlewagon is a direct-to-market provider of rail-based car handling solutions. Whether you require new equipment, service support, aftermarket parts or various on-site services rest assured Shuttlewagon is there to implement the right solution at the right moment in time so that your operations continue to propel your business forward. Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/4000, ISO 110. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #dronephotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography #csxrailway #csxhendersonsubdivison #dronetrainphotography #trainsfromtheair

CSX M513 heads south through Sullivan, Indiana

CSX M513 passes the Sullivan Grain Company and its Shuttlewagon Rail Car Mover, as it makes its way south on the CSX CE&D Subdivision at Sullivan, Indiana on September 22nd, 2022.

According to their website: Shuttlewagon is a direct-to-market provider of rail-based car handling solutions. Whether you require new equipment, service support, aftermarket parts or various on-site services rest assured Shuttlewagon is there to implement the right solution at the right moment in time so that your operations continue to propel your business forward.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/4000, ISO 110.

Meadow River Lumber Company steam locomotive, Heisler No. 6, leads a freight train past a wetlands area at Hosterman, West Virginia during the Mountain Rail WV, Rail Heritage Photography Weekend. The event was held at the Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad, Durbin, WV, and Cass Scenic Railroad, Cass, WV, from November 4-6th, 2022. According to Wikipedia: The Durbin and Greenbrier Valley Railroad (reporting mark DGVR) is a heritage and freight railroad in the U.S. states of Virginia and West Virginia. It operates the West Virginia State Rail Authority-owned Durbin Railroad and West Virginia Central Railroad (reporting mark WVC), as well as the Shenandoah Valley Railroad in Virginia. Beginning in 2015, DGVR began operating the historic geared steam-powered Cass Scenic Railroad, which was previously operated by the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources as part of Cass Scenic Railroad State Park. Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 100. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #dronephotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography #cassscenicrailway #durbinandgreenbriervalleyrr #trainsfromtheair #steamtrains

Meadow River Lumber Company steam locomotive, Heisler No. 6 crosses a wetlands at Hosterman, WV

Meadow River Lumber Company steam locomotive, Heisler No. 6, leads a freight train past a wetlands area at Hosterman, West Virginia during the Mountain Rail WV, Rail Heritage Photography Weekend. The event was held at the Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad, Durbin, WV, and Cass Scenic Railroad, Cass, WV, from November 4-6th, 2022.

According to Wikipedia: The Durbin and Greenbrier Valley Railroad (reporting mark DGVR) is a heritage and freight railroad in the U.S. states of Virginia and West Virginia. It operates the West Virginia State Rail Authority-owned Durbin Railroad and West Virginia Central Railroad (reporting mark WVC), as well as the Shenandoah Valley Railroad in Virginia.

Beginning in 2015, DGVR began operating the historic geared steam-powered Cass Scenic Railroad, which was previously operated by the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources as part of Cass Scenic Railroad State Park.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 100.

CSXT 7254 leads M512 as it passes under the US 41 overpass at Barnsley, Kentucky on the way north along the Henderson Subdivision on March 7th, 2023. The cargo just behind the power is truck frames bound for Toyota in Indiana. This train runs between Radnor Yard in Nashville, TN and Avon, IN, along with its counterpart, M513. Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/1600, ISO 120. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #dronephotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography #kentuckytrains #csx #csxrailway #csxhendersonsubdivision #barnsely #mavic3classic #drones #trainsfromtheair #trainsfromadrone

CSXT 7254 leads M512 northbound at Barnsley, Kentucky

CSXT 7254 leads M512 as it passes under the US 41 overpass at Barnsley, Kentucky on the way north along the Henderson Subdivision on March 7th, 2023. The cargo just behind the power is truck frames bound for Toyota in Indiana. This train runs between Radnor Yard in Nashville, TN and Avon, IN, along with its counterpart, M513.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/1600, ISO 120.

Two engines from Brightline’s Orange 2 trainset sit nose to nose in the siding at Crofton, Kentucky on CSX S993 as it waits to continue its move south on the CSX Henderson subdivision, on February 13th, 2023, on its way to Orlando, Florida. According to the GoBrightline Facebook page, “This completes our fleet of 10 train sets and is the final of the five new trains for our Orlando extension! We can’t wait to welcome Bright Orange 2 to our Vehicle Maintenance Facility in Orlando. Safe travels, and see you soon, Bright Orange 2!” Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/4000, ISO 200. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #dronephotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography #csx #trainsfromadrone #kentuckytrains #brightlinetrain #csxhendersonsubdivision

Two engines from Brightline’s Orange 2 trainset sit nose to nose at Crofton, Ky

Two engines from Brightline’s Orange 2 trainset sit nose to nose in the siding at Crofton, Kentucky on CSX S993 as it waits to continue its move south on the CSX Henderson subdivision, on February 13th, 2023, on its way to Orlando, Florida.

According to the GoBrightline Facebook page, “This completes our fleet of 10 train sets and is the final of the five new trains for our Orlando extension! We can’t wait to welcome Bright Orange 2 to our Vehicle Maintenance Facility in Orlando. Safe travels, and see you soon, Bright Orange 2!””

Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/4000, ISO 200.

CSX I025 rolls through the wetlands area on the Henderson Subdivision as they make their way south approaching the city limits of Earlington, Kentucky on February 15th, 2023. The autoracks behind the power are loaded with brand new Tesla’s bound for Jacksonville, Florida. I015 runs between Bedford Park, IL and Moncrief Yard at Jacksonville, FL. Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/150, ISO 2000. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #dronephotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography #trainsfromtheair #csxhendersonsubdivision #kentuckytrains #trainsfromadrone

CSX I025 southbound approaching Earlington, Kentucky

CSX I025 rolls through the wetlands area on the Henderson Subdivision as they make their way south approaching the city limits of Earlington, Kentucky on February 15th, 2023. The autoracks behind the power are loaded with brand new Tesla’s bound for Jacksonville, Florida. I015 runs between Bedford Park, IL and Moncrief Yard at Jacksonville, FL.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/150, ISO 2000.

CSXT 3194 Honoring Law Enforcement Locomotive, leads loaded coal train, C321 through the rain, as it sits on track one at Nortonville, Kentucky, as the Casky Yard Turn passes on track two, heading north on the CSX Henderson Subdivision on March 3rd, 2023. CSX C321 would go on to eventually tie down at this location due to heavy rains and winds that passed through the region causing havoc on the Henderson Subdivision between Hopkinsville, Ky and Nashville, TN with MOW crews having to clear over 130 trees from the right-of-way before thru trains would start moving again the next day. Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Nikon 70-300 @ 230mm, f/5.6, 1/250, ISO 360. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #jimpearsonphotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #csxhendersonsubdivision #trainsintherain

CSXT 3194 Honoring Law Enforcement Locomotive meets L391 at Nortonville, Ky

CSXT 3194 Honoring Law Enforcement Locomotive, leads loaded coal train, C321 through the rain, as it sits on track one at Nortonville, Kentucky, as the Casky Yard Turn passes on track two, heading north on the CSX Henderson Subdivision on March 3rd, 2023.

CSX C321 would go on to eventually tie down at this location due to heavy rains and winds that passed through the region causing havoc on the Henderson Subdivision between Hopkinsville, Ky and Nashville, TN with MOW crews having to clear over 130 trees from the right-of-way before thru trains would start moving again the next day.

Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Nikon 70-300 @ 230mm, f/5.6, 1/250, ISO 360.

Digital Photo Art - Paducah and Louisville Railway University of Louisville locomotive 2013 approaches the US 70 overpass, near Bremen, Kentucky as it heads north with a load of coal for the Louisville, Gas and Electric power plant, outside of Louisville, Kentucky on January 19th, 2023. Tech Info: iPhone 14 Pro, 6.9 (24mm) Lens at 4x Zoom, f/1.8, 1/90, ISO 20, in 4K video Mode. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #iphonephotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography #coaltrain #pal #kentuckytrains #paducahandlouisvillerailway #iphone14pro

Digital Photo Art – Paducah and Louisville Railway LGE coal train northbound around Bremen, Ky

Digital Photo Art – Paducah and Louisville Railway University of Louisville locomotive 2013 approaches the US 70 overpass, near Bremen, Kentucky as it heads north with a load of coal for the Louisville, Gas and Electric power plant, outside of Louisville, Kentucky on January 19th, 2023.

Tech Info: iPhone 14 Pro, 6.9 (24mm) Lens at 4x Zoom, f/1.8, 1/90, ISO 20, in 4K video Mode.

CSX Casky local L391 passes under the Princeton Road overpass as CSXT 4253 and 118 lead a short train loaded with railroad ties north on the Henderson Subdivision at Madisonville, Kentucky on March 4th, 2023. Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/500, ISO 100. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #dronephotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography #kentuckytrains #pal #paducahandlouisvillerailway #shortlinerailroad #regionalrailroad

CSX Casky local L391 passes under the Princeton Road overpass at Madisonville, KY

CSX Casky local L391 passes under the Princeton Road overpass as CSXT 4253 and 118 lead a short train loaded with railroad ties north on the Henderson Subdivision at Madisonville, Kentucky on March 4th, 2023.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/500, ISO 100.

#trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #dronephotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography #kentuckytrains #pal #paducahandlouisvillerailway #shortlinerailroad #regionalrailroad

Paducah and Louisville Railway local WW1 passes the Warrior Coal lead as it heads north, approaching West Yard at Madisonville, Ky on March 2nd, 2023, on the Paducah and Louisville Railway with a short string of rock cars, heading for Central City, Ky. Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/1600, ISO 120. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #dronephotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography #kentuckytrains #pal #paducahandlouisvillerailway #shortlinerailroad #regionalrailroad

PAL WW1 passes the Warrior Coal lead as it heads north at Madisonville, Ky

Paducah and Louisville Railway local WW1 passes the Warrior Coal lead as it heads north, approaching West Yard at Madisonville, Ky on March 2nd, 2023, on the Paducah and Louisville Railway with a short string of rock cars, heading for Central City, Ky.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 24mm, f/2.8, 1/1600, ISO 120.

#trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #dronephotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography #kentuckytrains #pal #paducahandlouisvillerailway #shortlinerailroad #regionalrailroad

This week’s Saturday Infrared photo is of CSX M648 as it passes through the north south end of Latham Siding under stormy skies over the CSX Henderson Subdivision on February 9th, 2023. Tech Info: Fuji XT-1, RAW, Converted to 720nm B&W IR, Nikon 10-24 @ 24mm, f/4.5, 1/250, ISO 400. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #jimpearsonphotography #infraredtrainphotography #infraredphotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #cassscenicrailway #steamtrains

Infrared photo of CSX M648 northbound from Hopkinsville, Ky

This week,s Saturday Infrared photo is of CSX M648 as it passes through the south end of Latham Siding under stormy skies over the CSX Henderson Subdivision on February 9th, 2023.

Tech Info: Fuji XT-1, RAW, Converted to 720nm B&W IR, Nikon 10-24 @ 24mm, f/4.5, 1/250, ISO 400.

A loaded CSX grain train pulls into the yard from the north end of Howell Yard at Evansville, Indiana, as another train works in the yard in the distance on February 4th, 2023. The yard is located at milepost 323 and was constructed in 1899 by the Louisville and Nashville Railroad and it brought substantial growth to the Evansville area, and you can find more information, photos and drawings at https://southernillinoisrailroads.com/lnndepots/howell-indiana-l-and-n-railroad-railroad-yard.html Tech Info: iPhone 14 Pro, JPG, f/2.8, 1/582, ISO 32. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #jimpearsonphotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #iPhone4Pro #csx

CSX Loaded grain arrives at Howell Yard, Evansville, IN

A loaded CSX grain train pulls into the yard from the north end of Howell Yard at Evansville, Indiana, as another train works in the yard in the distance on February 4th, 2023.

The yard is located at milepost 323 and was constructed in 1899 by the Louisville and Nashville Railroad and it brought substantial growth to the Evansville area, and you can find more information, photos and drawings at https://southernillinoisrailroads.com/lnndepots/howell-indiana-l-and-n-railroad-railroad-yard.html

Tech Info: iPhone 14 Pro, JPG, f/2.8, 1/582, ISO 32.

Digital Photo Art-CSX P001-23 Office Car Special passenger train makes its way across the old L&N bridge over the Ohio River as it heads south at Henderson, Kentucky with CSXT 1, 2 and 3 leading the way on the Henderson Subdivision on August 23rd, 2022. CSX repainted these three-executive fleet F40PH locomotives in a paint scheme inspired by predecessor Baltimore & Ohio and a fleet of cars to finish out the train set. The city of Baltimore chartered the railroad on Feb. 28, 1827, to build west to a suitable point on the Ohio River. Ground was broken on July 4, 1828, at Carrollton, Md. By 1929 the railroad operated 5,658 miles of track and had 2,364 locomotives. In the 1970s the B&O became part of Chessie System and in the 1980s it became part of CSX. Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1250, ISO 100.

Digital Photo Art-CSX P001-23 Office Car Special at Henderson, Kentucky

Digital Photo Art-CSX P001-23 Office Car Special passenger train makes its way across the old L&N bridge over the Ohio River as it heads south at Henderson, Kentucky with CSXT 1, 2 and 3 leading the way on the Henderson Subdivision on August 23rd, 2022.

CSX repainted these three-executive fleet F40PH locomotives in a paint scheme inspired by predecessor Baltimore & Ohio and a fleet of cars to finish out the train set. The city of Baltimore chartered the railroad on Feb. 28, 1827, to build west to a suitable point on the Ohio River. Ground was broken on July 4, 1828, at Carrollton, Md. By 1929 the railroad operated 5,658 miles of track and had 2,364 locomotives. In the 1970s the B&O became part of Chessie System and in the 1980s it became part of CSX.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1250, ISO 100.

CSXT 425 leads southbound local L391 as it passes under the I-29 overpass at the location on the Henderson Subdivision known as Oak Hill, just south of Mortons Gap, Ky on February 16th, 2023. This local runs daily between CSX Casky Yard in Hopkinsville and CSX Atkinson Yard in Madisonville, Ky. Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/200, ISO 770. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #dronephotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography #csxrailway #csxhendersonsubdivison #dronetrainphotography #trainsfromtheair

CSXT 425 leads southbound local L391 as it passes under the I-29 overpass

CSXT 425 leads southbound local L391 as it passes under the I-29 overpass at the location on the Henderson Subdivision known as Oak Hill, just south of Mortons Gap, Ky on February 16th, 2023.

This local runs daily between CSX Casky Yard in Hopkinsville and CSX Atkinson Yard in Madisonville, Ky.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/200, ISO 770.

A trio of CSX units leads an empty coal train south over a flooded Richland Creek, at Richland, Kentucky, on the Paducah and Louisville Railway, on its way to Calvert City Terminal for a load of blended coal. Flooding throughout the region hindered railroad operations due to the storms that produced heavy rainfall as they swept through the region on February 16th, 2023. Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/320, ISO 110. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #dronephotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography #coaltrain #csxrailway #palrailway #richlandky

CSX units leads an empty coal train south over floodwaters at Richland, Ky

A trio of CSX units leads an empty coal train south over a flooded Richland Creek, at Richland, Kentucky, on the Paducah and Louisville Railway, on its way to Calvert City Terminal for a load of blended coal.

Flooding throughout the region hindered railroad operations due to the storms that produced heavy rainfall as they swept through the region on February 16th, 2023.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/320, ISO 110.